[Comprehensive] Those years when I memorized the Analects of Confucius

The distance in the middle is not too long, but within half an hour, the Thestral carrying the two of them consciously and slowly descended, and the grass that looked low in the sky gradually became clear at this moment, revealing a large branch and leaf It looks like a lush forest.As the Thestrals landed firmly on the grass, Draco turned over and jumped off, while reaching out his hand to Kong Yun.

...I always feel like something is wrong?

Kong Yun frowned invisibly, thought for a while, and didn't take it too seriously after all, just shook his head, declined the other party's kindness, supported himself with both hands, and also turned over neatly and jumped down.

Although he had heard of this underground trading place specially prepared for wizards a long time ago, it was the first time for Kong Yun to come here.Helga usually asks him for help, and most of them use Hogwarts and certain safer places as activities, unlike Salazar...

Thinking of this, when he turned his head to look over, Draco was approaching the Thestral and whispered something to it, the latter let out a soft cry, then suddenly spread its wings, jumped into the clouds and disappeared .

After finishing this matter with ease, Draco leaned over. He stretched out his hand to help Kong Yun pull up the black hood, and lowered his head slightly, naturally tidying up the wind-blown mess for him. The collar came up, and finally rubbed against his fair and delicate neck seemingly inadvertently.

No matter how intimate the boys are, it is not unheard of, so Kong Yun didn't feel anything at all at the moment, and let him tidy up obediently, while looking curiously at the woods behind him: "Shall we go in from here?"

Draco nodded.

At a glance, the entire forest floor is covered with deep and shallow flowers and plants, and there is no trace of the road. After stepping on the grass, there are similar trees in all directions, which makes people feel lost. But Draco was obviously very familiar with the environment here, and his steps were not in a hurry, but without the slightest hesitation.

The two walked for less than a minute, and there was no strange trace of magic. Miraculously, a cobblestone path appeared in the forest without roads. They walked a dozen steps along the path, bypassing the last tree. Big tree, the road in front of you suddenly becomes clear.

Kong Yun has been to Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade, but Knockturn Alley has always been known only by its name. Compared with the first two places that are basically open to students, Knockturn Alley is repeatedly warned by adults. Although this is not the Knockturn Alley that is next to Diagon Alley in later generations, it is a forbidden area, but it is obviously similar in style.

Different from the lively Diagon Alley, although there are people coming and going in the streets and alleys in front of you, they are all wearing black wizard robes and hiding most of their faces under the hood. wizards.

No one spoke, let alone joking, even looking at the exquisitely decorated and elegantly decorated shops on both sides, because of the quietness, it seemed more and more lifeless, and it looked like a haunted house that had been left over for many years.

He remembered Draco's behavior of tidying his hood for him before he came in, and subconsciously turned his head to look for the figure of the other party, but now what caught his eyes was the same black robe and black hat , an unfamiliar wizard who couldn't see his face, he only hesitated for a while, and when he felt someone approaching, he subconsciously hid aside, but the other party seemed to have expected it, and easily grabbed his hand .

The two have been together for many years, and they are so close to each other at this moment, so naturally they can't even recognize each other.

"Where are we going?" There was no need for confirmation. Considering the crowds were crowded, and the wizards' identical attires were not recognizable, Kong Yun didn't break free from the other party's hand, but lowered his voice and asked.

"Let's go for a casual stroll first, and I'll take you to a place later."

The shops in Knockturn Alley are generally extremely quiet, and there is no such situation as in Diagon Alley where deliberately loudly publicizing to attract customers, Kong Yun turned slightly and carefully looked at the shops they passed by at the moment. He stopped in front of the potion material shop, intuitively feeling the momentum from the other side, and was about to dodge sideways, but in the next second, the person holding him was heading in his direction——

This came down quickly and urgently, and when the black-haired Hufflepuff came to his senses, he could barely see the figure that almost hit him disappearing from the corner of the street, followed by another figure chasing after him, cursing in a low voice.

"Are you okay?"

When Draco asked, Kong Yun realized that because of the accident just now, he was almost half-embraced by the other party at this moment, and they were face to face again, and the distance between them was so close that they could clearly hear the sound of breathing .

It's not the first time that this kind of movement happened, at least they had the same posture when they were on the Thestral before, but at this moment Kong Yun instinctively felt a little awkward, he shook his head, and was about to speak When he said something, his eyes moved slightly when he noticed that the other party was half covering and half protecting.

This is indeed a very familiar action.

Because generally speaking, when there are women walking beside him, Kong Yun will stand at the same angle and position, standing on the side of the street with the protector, providing a relatively safe open space for the people around him .

In the past, Kong Yun did this out of love for his female companions, but if he was the one to be protected, he might not be happy.

The black-haired Hufflepuff pursed his lips, frowned slightly, and took two steps back.

Noticing the obvious resistance in this action, Draco's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't make a sound.Kong Yun would not be angry because of this reason, but he was indeed a little depressed at the moment: "...I thought you should understand that I don't need this."

Maybe it's because his appearance and body shape are too deceptive, and he is always docile and easy to talk to others, so Kong Yun often gets special care and help from many people around him: hands Someone would ask for help if the things he moved were a little bigger, and his friends who were also Hufflepuffs were also very protective, as if he would be bullied if they were a little careless.

For this, Kong Yun was grateful, but he couldn't laugh or cry more. He thought that his strength, intelligence, and even strength were no worse than those of his peers, but the people around him always regarded him as a fragile thing, and he couldn't help it at every turn. Put him in the position of the protected.

But he doesn't need it.

"I know."

At this moment, Kong Yun took a few steps back. As the two opened up the distance, they were able to look directly at each other more clearly. Because of the hood, he couldn't actually see the expression on the other's face, but he could clearly see the expression on the other's face. I felt the right hand holding him tight, and then the other party's voice sounded unhurriedly:

"But you don't need it, and I want to take care of you are two different things."

Kong Yun was slightly taken aback.

The depression in his heart was gone, but another unexplainable troublesome feeling popped up for no reason. He had a faint feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell why for a while. He hesitated for so long , Draco had already pulled him into one of the shops.

He had something on his mind, and now when he turned his eyes to the shop in front of him, he became a little absent-minded.

The sky is bright outside, but the light inside the store is a little dim, like the afterglow of the sky at dusk, when it falls on the transparent window, it brings out a little blood-like brilliance.He glanced casually, only to realize that this seemed to be a jewelry store, and most of the items displayed in the window were rings, bracelets and other items.

It stands to reason that any jewelry store should have enough light to bring out the special style and temperament of the jewelry, but this store seems to be the exact opposite.

Across the window, Kong Yun could feel the magic power in the jewelry that seemed to be overflowing at any time. Obviously, for this store, the selling point of the jewelry mainly lies in the hidden magic power and special spells. Style is secondary instead.

He casually looked at the ornaments in the window for a while, and soon lost interest in them—these things are precious, but after all, the Kong family has been passed down for thousands of years, and there are many things in the house that are more precious and rare than these. These magic items did not arouse his interest.

After roughly scanning the whole picture of the store, the black-haired Hufflepuff stood aside with little interest, staring at the busy street outside the door.A few strands of hair inadvertently slipped out of the wide hood, covering his already half-covered face even more obscurely and vaguely.

When Draco came back after taking the objects, what he saw was the scene in front of him.

In order not to divulge personal information, every wizard who comes here chooses a uniform of pure black without any decoration, and has the one that can just cover the face. Kong Yun will change it now. The same goes for the wizard robes on it.In addition, he happened to be standing in the corner of the shop, and the shop was dimly lit. It is impossible for anyone standing here to see the expression on his face through the layers of darkness and the hood.

But Draco just knew—the other party was not very happy now, a little dazed, and a little overwhelmed, and even he himself didn't know why this emotion came from.

And sooner or later he will know.

For a moment, Draco even had a feeling of being impatient, unwilling to wait slowly and take things step by step.I want to hold the person in front of me firmly in my hands regardless of any external restraints and influences——

But no.

The two have been together for five years, and no one knows better than him that Kong Yun's style of relationship, being too eager for success, will only push him further away.

The naturally hanging palms were tightly closed and then slowly spread out. Draco closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the gray-blue eyes were calm and calm again. Next to Chippa, he looked no different from his usual self.

"Come on, let's go to the last place."